Date: 16th June 1999 - 2.00 p.m.

Venue: Room No. 25

Moderator: Dr. Walter Brunner Co-chair, Halons TOC

Dr. Collins will discuss NASA's Halon Bank Management Program and remaining critical uses. She will cover the impediments with current alternatives as well as the potential impact to the U.S. Space Program as a result of Decisions X/7 and X/16.

Presenter: Dr Michelle Collins works as a researcher for NASA at their Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. She developed, implemented, and manages NASA's Halon Bank Management Program. Dr. Collins has degrees in Mechanical and Environmental Engineering and extensive experience in Fire Protection Engineering. She is a member of the UNEP HTOC and the National Fire Protection Association's Technical Committee on Clean Agent Halon Alternatives.

Mr. Sibley will share an overview of his "Reserve Management" experience with a focus on physical requirements, logistics issues, cost, safety concerns, lessons learned and overall impact of operating a major reclamation/storage facility.

Presenter: Mr. Ronald W. Sibley, Program Manager of the U.S. Department of Defence Ozone Depleting Substances Reserve stockpile, is a winner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award, the White House Closing of the Circle Award, and recognised as one of the "Best of the Best" by U.S. EPA in Montreal in 1997. Mr. Sibley is a retired U.S. military officer and has been employed with the U.S. DOD for approximately 25 years. He has been the Program Manager of the U.S. ODS Reserve since its inception.

Dr. Walter Brunner is an environmental consultant. He is president of envico AG in Zurich, Switzerland. His involvement with halons started in 1988, when he while working for the Swiss Fire Prevention Society (BVD) organised the first international conference on Halons and the Environment. He served on the Halons Technical Options Committee (HTOC) since its inception in 1989, becoming a co-chair of the committee in 1996. Dr. Brunner serves as national halon expert to the Swiss Government, helping develop Switzerland's halon usage reduction policy. He is in charge of the Swiss national halon register and the Swiss halon bank. He continues to advise the Swiss fire protection community on questions regarding halon management and the phase-out of halon use.

Presenter: Mr. Gary Taylor, has wide experience in the use of halons in fire protection, based on numerous fire protection design projects that utilised halons and his tenure as Chair of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Halogenated Extinguishing Agent Systems. He has served as co-chair of the Halons Technical Options Committee (HTOC) since its inception in 1989. During this same period of time Mr. Taylor has served as a member of the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes and serves as Chair of the Standards Council of the National Fire Protection Association.

Mr. Taylor is a recipient of the UNEP Stratospheric Ozone Award, the US EPA Stratospheric Ozone Award, and the US EPA Best of the Best Stratospheric Ozone Award.